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State of Conservation

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Region: Africaclose
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2023)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2023
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2021)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2021
Initialy proposed for examination in 2020
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2017)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2017
Document Source: WHC/17/41.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Financial resources Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2015)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2015
Document Source: WHC-15/39.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (2013)
States Parties: Côte d'Ivoire
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Management systems/ management plan Storms Water (rain/water table)
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2023)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Conflicting land use
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2021)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2021
Document Source: WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
Other Threats: Conflicting land use
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2004)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan Mining
iSimangaliso Wetland Park (2003)
States Parties: South Africa
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Land conversion Management systems/ management plan
Island of Gorée (2013)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2013
Document Source: WHC-13/37.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Financial resources
Island of Gorée (2011)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2011
Document Source: WHC-11/35.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: risk of collapse of historic building
Island of Gorée (2009)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2009
Document Source: WHC-09/33.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities
Other Threats: Risk of collapse of historic buildings;
Island of Gorée (2007)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2007
Document Source: WHC-07/31.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Human resources Illegal activities Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation
Other Threats: a) Risk of collapse of historic buildingsb) Construction of the replica of the Gorée Memorial
Island of Gorée (2006)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2006
Document Source: WHC-06/30.COM/7B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Human resources Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Building threatened to collapseb) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
Island of Gorée (2005)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2005
Document Source: WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Threatened state of the buildings; b) Construction of the replica of the Goree Memoria
Island of Gorée (2004)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2004
Document Source: WHC-04/28.COM/15B
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: a) Important historic buildings in a state of serious dilapidation; b) Replica of the Gorée-Almadies Memorial
Island of Gorée (2003)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 2003
Document Source: WHC.03/27.COM/7B
Threats*: Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
Island of Gorée (1998)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 1998
Document Source: WHC-98/CONF.203/8Rev.
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Solid waste
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings
Island of Gorée (1990)
States Parties: Senegal
Year: 1990
Document Source: CC-90/CONF.004/3
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community
Other Threats: Dilapidated state of some buildings
Island of Mozambique (2023)
States Parties: Mozambique
Year: 2023
Initialy proposed for examination in 2022
Document Source: WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2
Threats*: Financial resources Housing Human resources Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management activities Management systems/ management plan Other climate change impacts Solid waste
Other Threats: Growing number of collapsed or seriously dilapidated buildings
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Management systems/ management plan 524 Illegal activities 464 Mining 233 Land conversion 215 Civil unrest 193 Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community 180 Financial resources 176 Livestock farming / grazing of domesticated animals 161 Housing 153 Ground transport infrastructure 141 War 137 Human resources 128 Water infrastructure 88 Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation 88 Management activities 84 Solid waste 73 Legal framework 69 Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure 68 Water (rain/water table) 65 Oil and gas 64 Erosion and siltation/ deposition 56 Invasive/alien terrestrial species 50 Fire (widlfires) 48 Forestry /wood production 46 Crop production 41 Surface water pollution 38 Governance 37 Interpretative and visitation facilities 36 Drought 32 Commercial hunting 31 Fishing/collecting aquatic resources 31 Deliberate destruction of heritage 30 Subsistence hunting 25 Invasive / alien freshwater species 24 Major linear utilities 21 Water (extraction) 20 Marine transport infrastructure 17 Indigenous hunting, gathering and collecting 17 Other climate change impacts 17 Translocated species 17 Industrial areas 16 Air transport infrastructure 12 Air pollution 11 Commercial development 10 Ground water pollution 10 Wind 10 Flooding 10 Storms 10 Relative humidity 9 Society's valuing of heritage 8 Earthquake 6 Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure 5 Changes to oceanic waters 4 Desertification 4 Avalanche/ landslide 4 Non-renewable energy facilities 3 Renewable energy facilities 3 Input of excess energy 3 Terrorism 3 Volcanic eruption 2 Subsistence wild plant collection 1 Pests 1 Low impact research / monitoring activities 1

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.